document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=127492>Question 127492</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/013113941x/algebrahomeworkh>fundamentals of maths</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i am having difficulty doing these two problems. can you help.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a wallet contains a one-dollar bill,a twenty dollar bill,a five dollar bill, a ten dollar bill. If a bill is chosen at random, find the probability that the value of the bill is less than twenty dollars. Here is how i try to do it.    <BR>\n" );
document.write( "       1+5+10 =16 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "     16 divide 36 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #93409 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=93409\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a wallet contains a one-dollar bill,a twenty dollar bill,a five dollar bill, a ten dollar bill. If a bill is chosen at random, find the probability that the value of the bill is less than twenty dollars.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of bills less than twenty dollars: 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of bills: 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(bill is less than twenty dollars) = 3/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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